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ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS AND WASTE : circular economy and pollution abatement /

This book, edited by Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad, explores the intersection of environmental materials and waste management within the framework of a circular economy and pollution abatement. It discusses resource recovery from various waste materials such as biowaste, plastic, and electronic waste...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2024.
Edition:Second editioin.
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Bioremediation.
Pollution prevention.
Déchets > Élimination.
Recyclage (Déchets, etc.)
Biorestauration.
Pollution > Prévention.
recycling.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Environmental Materials and Waste
  • Environmental Materials and Waste
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1
  • Recovery of resources from biowaste for pollution prevention
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biowaste management
  • 3. Bioremediation of waste disposed land or existing land fills
  • 4. Solid waste management in Indian perspective
  • 5. Utilization of biowaste from bioremediation-The case of aquatic weeds
  • 6. Conclusion
  • References
  • 2
  • Food waste management in Thailand for sustainable development
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Food waste in Thailand
  • 3. Appropriate food waste treatment guidelines
  • 3.1 Biodiesel
  • 3.2 Incineration
  • 3.3 Pyrolysis and gasification
  • 3.4 Value-added products and materials
  • 3.5 Biogas, biohydrogen, and bioethanol
  • 3.6 Microbial fuel cell
  • 3.7 Composting and biofertilizer
  • 3.8 Animal feed
  • 4. Food waste management: A Thai perspective
  • 4.1 Community engagement management planning
  • 4.2 Food waste management in hospitality sector
  • 4.3 Startup business model management
  • 5. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 3
  • Resources from plastic waste for pollution abatement and circular economy
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Plastic waste for pollution abatement and circular economy
  • 3. Coprocessing of plastic waste in cement kilns
  • 4. Cost of plastic waste to liquid RDF plant
  • 5. Merits of plasma pyrolysis technology (PPT)
  • 6. Mission starfish 2030: Restore our ocean and waters
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 4
  • Plastic waste in a circular economy
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Classification of plastics in the economy
  • 3. Framework for plastic waste management in a circular economy
  • 4. Plastic recycling and recovery processes: Opportunities, challenges, and trade-offs
  • 4.1 Mechanical recycling process.
  • 4.2 Organic recycling
  • 4.3 Quaternary recycling (energy recovery)
  • 5. Concluding remarks
  • References
  • 5
  • Integrated municipal solid waste management for energy recovery and pollution prevention
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Typical landfill gas composition
  • 2.1 Learn about alternative options for managing organic waste
  • 3. Collecting and treating landfill gas
  • 3.1 Landfill gas energy project types
  • 3.2 Electricity generation
  • 3.3 Direct use of medium-BTU gas
  • 3.4 Renewable natural gas
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 6
  • Vinasse, a byproduct of the bioethanol industry-A valuable resource for sustainable agriculture and renewable e ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Biofuel generation and bioethanol production
  • 2. Sugarcane vinasse generation
  • 3. Characterization of vinasse
  • 3.1 Organic and inorganic contents of vinasse
  • 4. Application of vinasse
  • 4.1 Vinasse as fertilizer
  • 4.2 Vinasse as microbiological culture medium
  • 4.3 Vinasse in animal feed
  • 4.4 Potential of vinasse as a renewable energy matrix
  • 4.5 Vinasse as a component of circular economy
  • 5. Environmental concerns of vinasse management
  • 5.1 Polluting potential of vinasse
  • 5.2 Public policies and regulatory frameworks
  • 6. Remarks
  • References
  • 7
  • Biochar production from green waste: Remediation potential
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Biochar characterizations
  • 3. Biochar composition
  • 4. Pyrolysis temperature effect on biochar properties
  • 5. Pyrolysis temperature effect on biochar yields
  • 5.1 Pyrolysis temperature effect on biochar physicochemical properties
  • 5.1.1 Biochar surface morphology
  • 5.1.2 Biochar functional groups
  • 5.1.3 Biochar cation exchange capacity
  • 5.1.4 Biochar water-holding capacity
  • 5.1.5 Biochar stability
  • 5.1.6 Biochar pH
  • 5.1.7 Biochar electrical conductivity
  • 6. Biochar adsorption potentials.
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • 8
  • Biochar-based biocover to reduce landfill CH4 and H2S emissions
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Reduction strategies for landfill gas emissions
  • 3. CH4 and H2S emission control by biochar-amended LSC
  • 3.1 Promotion in CH4 oxidation of LSC by biochar
  • 3.2 H2S removal by biochar as adsorbent
  • 3.3 Simultaneous removal of CH4 and H2S by biochar-amended LSC
  • 4. Conclusions
  • References
  • 9
  • Biogas production from sewage sludge-Advances in thermal pretreatment
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Temperature-phased anaerobic digestion
  • 3. Heat-based pretreatment techniques
  • 3.1 Conventional thermal pretreatment
  • 3.2 Microwave pretreatment
  • 3.3 Thermal hydrolysis pretreatment
  • 3.4 Thermal alkaline pretreatment
  • 4. Effect of pretreatments and anaerobic digestion on removal of micropollutants
  • 5. Conclusions and prospects
  • References
  • 10
  • Fast technology for sludge utilization
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Materials and methods
  • 2.1 Tested materials
  • 2.2 SS treatment
  • 2.3 Determination of Si status of tested materials
  • 2.4 Germination test
  • 2.5 Greenhouse test
  • 2.6 Statistical analysis
  • 3. Results and discussion
  • 3.1 Material testing
  • 3.2 Germination test
  • 3.3 Greenhouse test
  • 4. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • 11
  • Circular economy approach as management solution for asbestos waste
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. World scenario of asbestos
  • 2.1 Worldwide production and consumption
  • 2.2 Utilization of asbestos and its waste
  • 2.3 Substitutes of asbestos
  • 3. Environmental and health impact of asbestos
  • 3.1 Environmental impact
  • 3.2 Health impact
  • 4. Clean-up technologies
  • 4.1 Phytoremediation
  • 4.1.1 Plant and lichen colonization
  • 4.2 Bioremediation
  • 5. Case studies
  • 5.1 India
  • 6. Conclusion
  • References
  • Further reading.
  • 12
  • Resource potential of natural and synthetic gypsum waste
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Natural gypsum applications and reuse
  • 3. Synthetic gypsum
  • 4. Flue gas desulfurization gypsum
  • 5. Processing FGD gypsum
  • 6. Phosphate mineral fertilizers P2O5
  • 7. Production of phosphoric acid
  • 7.1 Manufacturing process of phosphoric acid
  • 7.1.1 Wet process
  • 8. Characteristics of phosphogypsum
  • 9. Management and handling of phosphogypsum
  • 10. Manufacture of ammonium sulfate
  • 11. Utilization of phosphogypsum
  • 12. Gypsum waste as an additive in cement industry
  • 12.1 Recover or manufacture sulfuric acid
  • 12.2 Reclamation of alkali soils and saline-alkali soils and use as fertilizer in agriculture
  • 12.3 Road making
  • 13. Application of phosphogypsum in the areas of environment and material science
  • 14. Different types of by-products of gypsum
  • 14.1 Phosphogypsum
  • 14.2 Titanogypsum
  • 14.3 Citrogypsum
  • 14.4 Fluoroanhydrite
  • 14.5 Other synthetic gypsum
  • 15. Gypsum as a source of calcium and sulfur for crops
  • 16. Phosphogypsum and its radioactive constituents
  • 17. Uranium recovery from phosphoric acid via hydro-metallurgy and solvent extraction
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 13
  • Resource recovery from red mud
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Characteristics of red mud
  • 3. Recovery of materials
  • 3.1 Recovery of Al, Fe, and Na
  • 3.2 Recovery of trace elements
  • 3.3 Using recovered elements
  • 4. Final considerations: Red mud and circular economy
  • References
  • 14
  • Technologies for recovery of metals (including precious) from waste
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Relevance of metallophytes for extracting metals
  • 3. Metallophytes for phytotechnologies
  • 4. Metallomics: A novel tool for trace element resource mapping.
  • 5. Recovery of endangered metals from electronic waste (E-waste) or waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 15
  • Sustainable recovery of rare earth elements by recycling of E-waste for a circular economy: perspectives and r ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Promotion of REE recycling and the use of recycled metals by some governments and big companies
  • 3. Potential e-waste types of equipment for REE recycling
  • 4. Important REE recycling methods
  • 4.1 Pyrometallurgical methods
  • 4.2 Hydrometallurgical methods
  • 4.2.1 Solvent extraction methods
  • 4.2.2 Extraction of REEs and other metals using ionic liquids
  • 4.2.3 Ion exchange methods
  • 4.2.4 A protein-based process
  • 4.2.5 Molecular recognition technology
  • 4.2.6 Ultrasound extraction technology
  • 4.3 Bioleaching and biosorption methods
  • 4.4 Electrochemical recovery methods
  • 4.5 Miscellaneous methods
  • 5. Advantages of the recovery of REEs from e-waste
  • 6. Current challenges in recycling
  • 7. Future developments in the recycling of REEs
  • 8. AI in recycling technologies
  • 9. Application of different types of analytical techniques during recycling activities
  • 10. Environmental effects of recycling activities-A global challenge
  • 11. Sustainable approaches toward effective e-waste recycling
  • 12. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 16
  • Natural and surfactant-modified zeolite for the removal of pollutants (inorganic mainly) from natural waters a ...
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Structure, properties, and sources of natural zeolite
  • 3. Applications of natural zeolite for environmental purposes
  • 4. Modification of natural zeolite
  • 5. Surfactant modification of natural zeolite
  • 6. Applications of surfactant-modified zeolite for environmental purposes
  • 6.1 Removal of inorganic anionic pollutants.